Sox and Cubs in Korea

Seoul has a very Western feel to it...a vibe unique to the city and unlike any I had felt before in Asia. One of the reasons Seoul felt so familiar was the Korean's love of baseball...and the large number of baseball hats that were worn in the city. It never dawned on me during my time in China, but the Chinese do not wear baseball hats. Its rare to see a baseball hat in Shanghai. In fact, the Chinese hardly wear anything on their heads. Quite the opposite in Seoul. Everywhere we went were baseball hats representing teams from across the baseball universe. By far the two most popular hats were Yankees and White Sox. Since I am a Sox fan, I wanted to document the incredible number of Sox hats being worn in Seoul....

Trying to be fair and objective, I searched in vain the entire week I was in Seoul for a person wearing a Cubs hat. I thought my search was going to be fruitless, but on the last day I stumbled across a student at Seoul National University wearing a Cubs hat...

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. I mean after all, the Sox own the South Side. Whether its the South Side of Chicago or South Korea, the Sox are IT! Since the Cubs are big in the North Side of Chicago...and considering the scarcity of Cubs hats in South Korea, one could surmise that the Cubs must be HUGE in North Korea. Could the C on a Cubs hat stand for something more substantial, more nefarious than a furry little bear? Could it stand for Communism? Hmmmm....